What Are You Afraid Of?

Proverbs 29:25 NLT

Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the LORD means safety.

Most of our fears can be alleviated with facts, even fears of dealing with certain people because of how they have treated us in the past. If we take the time to ask why they treat us that way, we will get more facts and understanding about their view of it. Of course, it may lead to more confrontation, but if you don’t let them know it bothers you, they have no reason to change what they are doing.

Psalms 27:1 NLT

The LORD is my light and my salvation — so why should I be afraid?

The LORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger — so why should I tremble?

I know I have fears to deal with. Some of them are only based on what I have perceived, not on the facts. But I feel like the psalmist because I have God on my side and I should feel able to deal with fear.

2 Timothy 1:7 NLT

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

As a believer of Jesus Christ you have the power through His grace to deal with life. You know you are loved by Him and if you love Him, you know how to love the world as He does despite all the wrong in it. So having this power and love, you can acquire self-discipline that dumbfounds the world as you deal with your fears and in turn learn how to help others with their fears. If we hide from certain people we can never show them God’s love. We are to go out into the world proclaiming Him and we can’t do that if we fear people.

1 John 4:18 NLT

Such love has no fear because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

The kind of love God has and teaches us to have expels this fear. People will know where we stand with God based on how we react to the world. Are we showing it love or fear?

Isaiah 35:4 NLT

Say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you."

If you are a Christian, the enemy is not the people around you. It is Satan who is doing his best to influence this world while he still has the chance before God comes to finish the war He will win. The enemy is the spirit of darkness keeping people in fear instead of going to the light of God to learn what true love and power is.

If you are scared of anything, hand it over to God and ask Him to help you overcome it. He loves you and wants you to have the power to live life His way without fear.